The federal No Child Left Behind Act demands proof that all children are learning and raises the bar for schools, especially in teaching students on the low end of the public schools' academic scale.

WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Students in Western New York have been back in the classroom for about a month. One district is working to change the stigma surrounding "special ed". 7 News' Pheben ...

Tupac Shakur poses for a portrait during the 1994 Source Awards on April 25, 1994 at the Paramount Theatre in New York, New York. (Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images) Editor’s note: The following article ...

Some Colorado school districts are trying new approaches to identifying gifted children among students of color and other underrepresented groups. Children identified as gifted can get extra attention ...

Keeping gifted students focused and engaged in learning can be challenging. They complete tasks quickly, are often motivated to dig deeper into a subject, and are prone to boredom if not sufficiently ...

Mayor Bloomberg, outlining early in his tenure his program to “fix” the schools, asserted that there were “no good old days, just old days.” The Boston-educated billionaire was wrong. There was a time ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. — It was a searing summer day before the start of the school year, but Julianni and Giselle Wyche, 10-year-old twins, were in a classroom, engineering mini rockets, writing in ...

Gifted education is often misunderstood. It’s not about giving more homework to “smart kids” or simply accelerating content. It’s about recognizing unique emotional needs, nurturing exceptional ...

Maria Nicholas provides professional learning courses on behalf of Deakin University for the Victorian Department of Education on the teaching of high-ability school students. Andrew Skourdoumbis ...

Second grade is a big year for testing – not just for reading and math, but also for potential learning disabilities and services like gifted education. About 8% of Alabama children are identified as ...